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EK
Edvardsson, Kristjan
🇮🇸FIDE 2300893· Male· Iceland· Born in 1973
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Kristjan Edvardsson, a 53-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2203 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2199 and 2230 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb. He took a 19-month break between Apr 2023 and Dec 2024. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2007); he also reached Icelandic #29 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
2203
Standard
Rpd2216·Blz2168
All-time high
2266
−63 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 34
Jul 2007 · age 34
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,022 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Apr 2026
2024
6th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2227
Dec 2024
2023
5th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2230
Oct 2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2230 → returned at 2227
Apr 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Nov 2019
2018
8th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2217
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2205 → 2203
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
7W4D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMildo Van Staden1,920·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·+3.3
3.[W]vsAgust Orn Gislason1,921·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·+3.1
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2132 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 2858 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #113 | 2164 | -2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #236 | 1310 | -12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #4 | 2535 | +8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #312 | 2234 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2343
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2395
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsGudni Petursson
🇮🇸ISL·1998
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsMagnus Orn UlfarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2351
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#41
out of 643 players
Europe
#5,609
in continent
World
#8,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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